Quartz


Color- Colorless through various colors to black has many colors
Crystal sysetem- trapezohedral class cleavage- Indistinct fracture- Conchoidal
Hardness 7 lower impure luster Vitreous – waxy to dull when massive

Streak white
it is made of Silica, belongs to the hexagonal system
it is formed by silicon-oxygen tertahedra

with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedral
the density of this is 2.65 - 2.66 g/cm3

it is found in europ and such as newgrange or carrowmore in Ireland

uses for it are Quartz is important in the production of soaps and ceramics
many electronic uses

quartz has many names like and

http://www.minerals.net/mineral/silicate/tecto/quartz/quartz.htm
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